Does delaying repair of an asymptomatic hernia have a penalty?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Thompson, Jon S ^a   Gibbs, James O ^b   Reda, Domenic J ^c   McCarthy Jr , Martin ^b   Wei, Yongliang ^c   Giobbie Hurder, Anita ^c   Fitzgibbons Jr , Robert J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hines VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center   (United States)

^d VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic hernia; Hernia repair; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36848999438     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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